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Tozen reaches deal with Shane over union-busting wages
TOKYO – The Tozen Union has successfully reached a settlement with Shane Corporation at the Central Labor Commission, resolving a long-standing dispute regarding wage discrimination against union members who participated in industrial action. The Core Dispute The conflict originated when three union members were awarded significantly smaller pay raises than their colleagues. The Tozen…
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Shane English School must pay for unfairly firing Adam Cleeve…again
On October 19, 2022, Adam Cleeve concluded an in-court settlement with Shane English School, thereby ending a seven-year labor dispute that included him getting fired twice. Adam had joined Shane Corp. in 2015 and soon joined the Tozen Union Shane Workers Union, due to his belief that all employees should unionize. He became executive president…
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違法の指摘にたいし「報復」か？ シェーン英会話学校が講師を解雇 Shane Dismisses Leading Labour Union Organisers
English is after Japanese.英文は日本語の下。元々 Yahoo News掲載.English translation originally posted on Shingetsu News Agency.
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Shame on Shane – Forty-one Shane workers strike for full corona pay
Few corporations paid full kyugyo te-ate furlough allowance during the emergency shutdown. Shane Eikaiwa (Shane Corp.), however, paid its teachers the full allowance during April and May. At first glance, the company apparently showed respect to its workers, a company anybody would be proud to work at. But this pretty picture has turned ugly, with…
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Shane Workers Union’s recent strikes
You might have thought the Shane Workers Union (SWU) had gone quiet, or weren’t doing much over the lockdown, but the members were all quite active. Meetings went from a monthly thing to an almost weekly activity, and the fire in the members hearts was burning and growing. The members were angry at Shane’s lack…
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Teachers claim dismissals were invalid in suit against Shane English School
Two British language teachers who worked for Shane English School Japan filed suit Thursday against the school’s operator Shane Corporation Ltd., claiming that their dismissals were unfair and invalid. Chris Beardshall, 46, and Adam Cleeve, 44, demanded that Shane pay their monthly salaries until the day of the case’s final judgment. The two were hired…